Knurr Log House

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Knurr Log House
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Knurr Log House. November 2012.
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LocationMeng Rd., Delphi, Lower Frederick Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°16′06.2″N75°28′40.7″W / 40.268389°N 75.477972°W / 40.268389; -75.477972 Coordinates: 40°16′06.2″N75°28′40.7″W / 40.268389°N 75.477972°W / 40.268389; -75.477972
Area50 acres (20 ha)
Builtc. 1750
Architectural styleGermanic log house
NRHP reference No. 74001795 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 5, 1974

Knurr Log House is a historic home located at Delphi in Lower Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The log house was built about 1750, and is a 1 1/2-story, Germanic log dwelling. It has a gable roof and traditional three room first floor plan. Also on the property are a 19th-century bank barn, two chicken houses, a corn crib, and tool and wood shed. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Arthur J. Lawton (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Knurr Log House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-14.